Information Management Officer

30/4/2025 www.akhtaboot.com
Location :

Amman, Jordan

Job Category :

أخرى

Job requirements

  • 3 - 5

  • Junior (With some experience in the field)

Description

Job Description and Requirements

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact. 

 

The Program / Department / Team

USAID Informal Livelihoods Advancement Activity (Iqlaa) is a five-year USAID-funded program that aims to put Jordan’s home-based businesses (HBBs) and Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) on a path to recovery, help them access the safety net measures in Jordan, and, most importantly, regain productivity and growth.

Mercy Corps approach to Iqlaa integrates direct assistance with market systems development (MSD) interventions to support MSEs along the full journey from recovery to growth and resilience. Grounded in evidence-based, adaptive, and inclusive support, Jordan’s MSEs can emerge stronger and more resilient, transformed through new ways of doing business and improved access to finance, markets, and services. The program encourages and supports the participation of all MSE-owner segments.

Mercy Corps approach is committed to supporting MSEs build back, formalize, and grow, emphasizing systems-level change, equitable opportunities, and a dignified work environment for all.

Mercy Corps leads on the implementation of Iqlaa, and weaves together technical expertise from a robust set of national, regional, and international partners.

 

The Position

The Information Management Officer will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data to support the IQLAA program's objectives. They will manage data collection tools, create and maintain data warehouses, and ensure data validation and quality. The Information Management Officer will work closely with the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator and with the IM team to provide insights through advanced data analyses using tools such as Power BI using DAX language and will utilize Azure for data management, cleaning, and storage to ensure fully centralized automation of IQLAA information management system.

The Information Management Officer will be responsible for facilitating data demands, tooling, and retooling the IQLAA Information Management System to adapt to changing demands, ensuring that all data collection tools are well-tested, and ensuring that MEL teams correctly assign mobile users. The Information Management Officer will work with the Mercy Corps IQLAA Activity team as well as partner organizations and sub-grantees to oversee and ensure the collection of quality MEL data for the program. The Information Management Officer will be responsible for supporting the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator to oversee the monitoring and data collection of the project, analyze data and visualization to provide insight to the project team, and contribute to report IQLAA’s achievements to all relevant internal and external stakeholders. S/he will ensure that performance monitoring and results reporting tools and processes across the entire program are in place, effectively implemented and well synchronized between the Activity sites and interventions. The Information Management Officer may supervise teams of enumerators in data collection, data analysis, and reporting according to the needs of the Activity. The Information Management Officer will be an integral member of the Program Quality and Learning (PQL) team learning and reflection processes, leading discussions on quality, accountability, and timely reporting of information across the activity.

 

Essential Responsibilities

  • Maintain IQLAA’s Data Management Protocol development and operationalization.
  • Facilitate data demand to ensure that the resulting data will be correctly fed into information management flows.
  • Tool and retool the IQLAA Information Management System to adapt to changing demands from all Activity’s stakeholders.
  • Develop and manage data collection tools using ONA, ODK, or any similar platforms.
  • Ensure all data collection tools are well-tested and mobile users are correctly assigned.
  • Oversee the quality of data collected and ensure its integrity and completeness.
  • Conduct advanced data analysis using Power BI and DAX language to provide actionable insights.
  • Create and maintain data visualizations and dashboards to represent program results and metrics.
  • Support the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator in preparing regular visualized reports in coordination with the MEL team and  Leadership Team.
  • Build and maintain a data warehouse to centralize and manage all IQLAA data.
  • Use Azure for data storage, management, and integration from all sources.
  • Ensure data backup and re-import clean data into the databases regularly.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Azure data management.
  • Establish and maintain data validation processes pre-collection and post-collection. 
  • Validate incoming data for completeness, duplications, and data quality.

 

Data Pipeline Management

  • Support the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator to build and run a monthly, quarterly and annual data pipeline to facilitate the automatic or semi-automatic cleaning of incoming data, including the calculation of all routine monitoring indicators and other variables as requested.
  • Support the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator to respond to DONOR’s data reporting requirements.
  • Respond to MC’s data reporting requirements such as but not limited to the TolaData and Participants count from Iqlaa Database System.
  • Ensure that all IQLAA data from all sources are centralized, managed and streamlined.
  • Work with the PQL Director, the MEL and IM Specialist, and MEL team to count IQLAA’s achievements based on the contractual requirements and definitions of Activity’s indicators.
  • Ensure the backup and re-import of clean data into the databases on a regular basis.
  • Manage integration or interoperability of all principal data collection and management systems in the program.
  • Support the Senior MEL and IM Coordinator create replicable statistical data analyses and dashboards of high quality and right-fit rigor to improve IQLAA’s impact through data-driven decision-making both through self-initiative and on-demand.

 

Adaptive Management and Capacity building

  • Facilitate analysis results, and adaptive management planning with programming teams, in coordination with the Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) team.
  • Oversee the training of program staff on data collection and use processes and tools, including training the rest os PQL team as trainers.
  • Provide one-on-one support to component leads and team leaders to improve their data literacy and problem-solving capacity for evidence-driven management.
  • Conduct regular field visits to ensure that all processes and tools in the database are being used effectively by all MEL and program team members across the consortium.
  • Build the capacity of IQLAA local partner organizations, sub-grantees, and service contractors through ongoing support on the MEL data cycle, data flows, data pipelines and adaptive management.
  • Actively participate in Jordan MEL community of practice and support other PQL teams where needed.
  • Others assigned.
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Hardware and Software Management

  • Oversee the responsible management and maintenance of ICT equipment in the MEL team according to Mercy Corps asset management policies and procedures.
  • Manage the purchase/subscription and renewal of technology software and platforms used in IQLAA in close coordination with the country MEL Advisor.
  • Prepare a data protection plan in coordination with the relevant stakeholders.

 

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
  • Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
  • Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

 

Supervisory Responsibility: NA

Reports Directly To: Senior MEL and IM Coordinator

Works Directly With: Program Quality and Learning (PQL) Director, PQL team, Technical leads, Communications team, procurement team, and finance teams.

 

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

 

Knowledge and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in applied math, data science, computer science, statistics, economics, or related field with information management and quantitative analysis focus required.
  • At least 3-5 years of work experience in relevant work.
  • Proficiency in designing and maintaining relational databases and case management platforms required.
  • Proficiency in setting up case management systems in XLS coding as a data collection and management platform is strongly preferred.
  • Experience implementing feedback loops to mobile users through case management platforms a plus.
  • Excellent and demonstrated data wrangling, analysis and visualization skills using MS Excel required.
  • Excellent command of SQL, Azure data factory, data warehouse, power Queries, and power bi using DAX strongly preferred. Solid foundation of statistics, probability and counterfactuals strongly preferred. Proficiency working with APIs a plus.
  • Demonstrated experience building data pipelines (including automated wrangling and integration) is required.
  • Demonstrated competencies in effective data communication, critical thinking, training, and coaching required. Strong team coordination, listening and consensus building competencies required.
  • Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
  • Fluent in both spoken and written English. Arabic written and spoken is essential.
  • Experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in the international development sector is preferred.

 

Success Factors

The successful Information Management Officer will combine excellent technical skills in information management and quantitative analysis with outstanding problem solving and facilitation skills. They will be able to simultaneously pay attention to detail while keeping a strategic vision. They will be able to identify, communicate, document, and implement rigorous solutions to complex problems. They will have proven experience in capacity building and enabling non-technical teams to improve their analytical thinking. They will be able to leverage systems, evaluative, cartesian/decomposing, algorithmic/process, and design thinking as appropriate to improve the effectiveness of information management in the program and in the program.

 

Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions

The position is based in Amman, Jordan and it may require up to 10% to travel regularly to Mercy Corps field offices and project sites.

Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs, and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

 

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development

 

Team Efficiency and Effectiveness 

Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work.

We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

 

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).

 

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